The words “limited” or “particular” do not mean
that we believe only a small number of people are
among the elect. Revelation 5:9 declares that God
has a people out “of all nations, and kindred, and
people, and tongues.” God's people are described
as “a great multitude, which no man could
number” (Revelation 7:9). Throughout the Bible,
the family of God is not limited to only a small
group but is described as many (Romans 5:19,
8:29, Hebrews 9:28). The elect are as innumerable
as the stars in the sky, dust of the earth, and sand
on the seashore (Genesis 13:16, 22:17, Hebrews
11:12).
(4) Irresistible grace, also known as the
effectual call, has many other biblical names, such
as regeneration, new birth, quickening, translation,
and washing. Irresistible grace simply means that
all for whom Christ died will be born of the Spirit
sometime between conception and death. The elect
are totally depraved and cannot act or believe in
order to be born again; therefore eternal life is
imparted to the dead alien sinner by the sovereign
will of God alone, without the aid or
instrumentality of men. In other words, irresistible
grace is accomplished without any human efforts
or means. The elect sinner is born again only by
the life giving power of the voice of the Word of
God, Jesus Christ (John 1:1-3, John 5:25, 1 Peter
1:23).
(5) Eternal Security, also known as
Preservation of the Saints, teaches that nothing
can separate an elect person from God (Romans
8:38-39). Though a child of God may fall away
from fellowship with God, God knows all that are
His (2 Timothy 2:19). God never abandons one of
his elect (1 John 3:9). The saints are kept by his
power, in Christ, to be raised again on the last day
(John 6:44, 1 Peter 1:5). We have great peace in
knowing that our eternal security is in the hands of
our sovereign God (John 10:27-29).
Our Goal
Our goal now as redeemed individuals and
as a church, is to consecrate our bodies as living
sacrifices to Jesus Christ. We wish to be fully
submissive to both the New Testament pattern of
worship and the finished work of Jesus Christ.
Furthermore, we endeavor to serve Christ through
actively serving one another. God has redeemed us
from all iniquity. Therefore, we are his
workmanship and have been redeemed and created
to bring forth good works to his honor.
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Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters,
and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat;
yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and
without price. - Isaiah 55:1
A Brief Introduction to the
Doctrine and Practice of
the Primitive Baptist Church
The Name Primitive Baptist
Salvation
The name ‘Primitive Baptist’ is not meant to
imply that we are archaic or uncivilized. ‘Baptist’
gives the more obvious connotation of being
baptistic - meaning following the tenets of full
immersion baptism for believers only. So what does
the word ‘Primitive’ mean? 'Primitive' can be defined
as pertaining to an original state. We certainly have
contemporary amenities and enjoy modern living;
however, we believe that ‘Primitive’ Christianity can
best be demonstrated through a simple worship style,
the message of salvation by grace alone, and an
earnest desire to glorify God in every action in
accordance with His word.
We believe that salvation is not an act of
human volition. Jesus did not come to make us
savable or to offer redemption to the fickle will of
man. The message of the gospel is that Christ
accomplished redemption for his chosen people. It
Is Finished! That was the victory cry of Christ on
the cross, declaring His success in saving His
people from their sins. No sin can separate God's
children from their Saviour! By dying for their
sins, Christ secured eternal life for all that the
Father had given Him. For the elect of God,
salvation isn't merely an option, but is a reality!
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Worship
The focus of worship should always be
Christ. It is often difficult to stay Christ-centered in
the modern day corporate worship setting. The beauty
of the primitive New Testament Church can be found
with the simplicity of its worship service:
congregational singing, prayer, and preaching.
Furthermore, we believe that God commands that the
instruments used in worship are to be our voices; joy
from the heart flowing outward with our voice (Rom
15:9, I Cor 14:15, Eph 5:19, Col 3:16, Heb 2:12,
James 5:13). This expression of love towards God
should be done without any segregation of age or
gender. Family integrated worship is a blessing that
can help unify families in our divided culture.
Everyone takes a part in family worship.
The above belief is known as the
Doctrines of Grace. For the purpose of brevity we
will discuss five main points: (1) Total Depravity,
(2) Unconditional Election, (3) Particular
Redemption, (4) Irresistible Grace, (5) Eternal
Security.
(1) Total Depravity is a result of Adam’s
disobedience,
the
breaking
of
God’s
commandment, in eating of the forbidden fruit in
the Garden of Eden. As a result of this original sin,
the entire human race lost every faculty, thereby
becoming dead in trespasses and sin (Eph. 2:1-5).
All of Adam’s posterity died because of Adam’s sin
(Romans 5:12-21).
The human race is now incapable of recovering
themselves from this fallen state by their own free
will or ability (Job 25:4-6). Man has no ability to
come to God. His very heart is wicked, and his
mind is at enmity against God. (Genesis 6:5,
Genesis 8:21, Ecclesiastes 7:20, Isaiah 64:6,
Matthew 19:17, Romans 3:10-18, Romans 3:23,
Colossians 2:13). Therefore, a person cannot in
any way understand or believe the gospel until he
is first given life (born again).
(2) Unconditional Election is defined as
God's unmerited decision in electing whom he
would save. Election and predestination are
completely and solely by God’s sovereign free
grace. Therefore, being by grace, it cannot be by
any work or action of man (Romans 11:6). God’s
electing grace was purposed and first
implemented before any child of God did any
good or evil (Romans 9:11). Before the world
began, God chose his people in Christ and
predestined them to be heirs of eternal glory. The
doctrine of election declares that it is God that
chose us, and it is not we that chose him (John
15:16). The doctrine of election emphasizes the
sovereignty of God in salvation; thereby giving
God the complete glory, without any glory going
to man. (Romans 8:28-34, I Peter 1:2-4,
Ephesians 1:3-6).
(3) Particular redemption testifies that
Jesus did not die for all of the human race.
Particular redemption, also known as limited
atonement, is the Bible teaching that Christ died
for a certain specific people only (his elect) and
not for all men in general. The term 'limited
atonement' does not mean that Christ's sacrifice
was limited in its sufficiency or ability. Instead, it
means God’s electing grace was limited to a
particular people out of the race of Adam.
Romans 9:13 confirms that God does not love
everyone; "As it is written, Jacob have I loved,
but Esau have I hated." Jesus himself said, "I pray
not for the world, but for them which thou hast
given me." (John 17:9) Paul continued in Romans
9 to declare that God is certainly righteous in his
action of having mercy on his elect and leaving
those he hates in their own punishment (Romans
9:14-24).